Pune : A Pune law student, identified as Sharmistha Panoli, was arrested by Kolkata Police from Gurugram on Friday night for allegedly making offensive remarks while replying to a post on Operation Sindoor. Panoli had uploaded it on Instagram that contained “disrespectful and derogatory remarks” targeting a particular religion.
The clip went viral, sparking outrage and leading to a police complaint being filed at a police station in Kolkata. “The case pertains to an Instagram video by a woman named Sharmistha Panoli that hurt the religious sentiments of members of a particular community,” a senior police officer said.
Authorities claimed that repeated attempts to serve a legal notice to Panoli failed as she and her family had allegedly absconded. Following this, a court issued a warrant of arrest, based on which she was arrested from Gurugram. She wrote on X, “I do hereby tender my unconditional apology.
Whatever was put are my personal feelings and I never intentionally wanted to hurt anybody, so if anybody is hurt I’m sorry for the same. I expect co-operation and understanding.
